Anita Lo

WATCH: Every Whack-Job Montage From Last Night's MasterChef Auditions

by Mariella Mosthof

MasterChef Season 4 kicked off last night with a two-hour premiere, and, as we look forward to every summer, the kooks came out of the woodwork for the open audition rounds. Of course, those are way more entertaining than the tear-filled, moving stories of overcoming adversity or whatever, so we conveniently compiled all the Crazies Montages in one convenient space for your perusal. You're welcome.

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Lady Chef Stampede: Here's Why Amy Scherber Is The One Baker Ever To Be Profiled In This Column

by Tina Nguyen

This week, on the Lady Chef Stampede, we get baked with Amy Scherber, the woman behind Amy’s Bread. Normally I am deeply suspicious of bakers, regarding them as a mutant offshoot of pastry cooks (if you want to know about pastry cooks, I suggest trying reading some H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote about them in great detail).

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Amy Bouzgalo Served Time In Federal Prison For Social Security Fraud

by Tina Nguyen

In an Arizona Republic article, Jennifer McClellan reports that Bouzgalo formerly went by the name "Amanda Bossingham," and spent 14 months in federal prison in 2008.

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The Braiser Is Hiring Summer Interns!

by Laura Norkin

If you know your Blais from your Bourdain and are passionate about the culture surrounding food; if you can write in a compelling -- if sometimes sarcastic -- tone and wait with bated breath for the James Beards Award announcements and other foodie news, please apply.

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Lady Chef Stampede

Lady Chef Stampede: The 1990′s Was The Best Decade For Female Chefs

by Amanda Cohen 1:44 pm, April 18th

There was a time when Lady Chefs roamed the planet, free and proud. A long, long time ago, back in an era that people called “The 90′s.”
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TV

Welcome To Restauros: A Game Of Thrones Celebrity Chef Mash-Up

by Mariella Mosthof 6:08 pm, March 29th

In case you live under a rock, or in a faraway land devoid of subway ads, Game of Thrones Season 3 premieres this Sunday on HBO. We couldn’t resist playing casting director. So, we transported the most powerful characters of Celeb Chefdom into the Game of Thrones universe for a little game of Who’s Who. Behold: the Houses of Restauros
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TV

WATCH: A Sneak Peek Of The Worst Cooks In America Season Finale

by Mariella Mosthof 12:33 pm, March 29th

This season, Anita Lo will sit on the panel (ooh, ahh, etc.), and the two remaining recruits from Team Anne And Team Bobby will prep their final three course meal at Andrew Carmellini’s The Dutch.
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Technology

With New App Panna, Your Favorite Celebrity Chefs Can Live In Your iPad Like Captured Sprites

by Tina Nguyen 2:50 pm, November 1st

Because regular old cooking apps weren’t enough: there’s now an app that, for a fee, a subscription, and some magic, will bring your favorite celebrity chefs onto your iPad to teach you how to cook real good.
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Tricks Of The Trade

Cookbook Chronicles Staff Meals At The World’s Best Restaurants

by Tina Nguyen 1:35 pm, September 30th

Christine Carroll and Jody Eddy go into the world’s best restaurants and photograph the staff meals served every night there in their new book, Come In, We’re Closed: An Invitation To Staff Meals At The World’s Best Restaurants.
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The Art Of Celebrity

Anita Lo On Why Celebrity Chefs Have Cool Lives: Fishing Trips With David Tanis

by Tina Nguyen 10:20 am, August 27th

Well, Anita Lo is too humble to actually rub it in your face like that, but during the official Dog Days of August, when everyone cool is in the Hamptons right before Labor Day, she gets to do some pretty fun stuff to relax with some pretty cool people.
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Interviews

Anita Lo Began Cooking Because Her College Cafeteria Food Was Really Gross

by Tina Nguyen 10:40 am, August 16th

“At the time, Columbia’s was known as one of the four worst university cafeterias in the country,” says Lo. “I wasn’t giving in.”
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Video

WATCH: The Six Best Quotes From the Anita Lo/April Bloomfield Panel

by Julia Emmanuele 4:36 pm, July 18th

Anita Lo and April Bloomfield stopped by the Google offices to talk about their careers, their restaurants, and their cookbooks. The video from their panel is up on YouTube, and is one of the most entertaining and interesting ways that a foodie could spend a half an hour.
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WATCH: Hell’s Kitchen Contestant Serves Michelin-Starred Chefs A ‘Sh*t Sack’

by Mariella Mosthof 10:41 am, June 27th

Our hearts were set a-flutter when Annisa chef/owner and Top Chef Master Anita Lo joined two other Michelin-starred chefs on the judging panel of Hell’s Kitchen for a challenge in adapting.
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